Gulberg Society Massacre Case: If Kodnani can get bail, why not my father, says son of accused

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Laying grounds for his father’s regular bail, Mahendra reportedly cited examples of Maya Kodnani, her personal assistant Kirpalsingh Chhabda and actor Salman Khan, who all have been granted bail despite their conviction in various cases.

While Kodnani, a former BJP state minister sentenced to 28 years in jail in the Naroda Patiya riot case, was granted bail due to her ill-health, Chhabda was given relief on grounds of parity. The convictions of Salman Khan, held guilty in black buck poaching and hit-and-run cases, have been suspended by higher courts.

Later speaking to The Indian Express, Mahendra said: “It’s been over seven years since my father is in jail. The trial has been completed thrice, but no judgement was passed since there is a stay from the Supreme Court. It doesn’t make any difference to the case if my father is released on bail… My father’s bail applications have been rejected by the courts on a number of occasions. And so, I approached the High Court in this manner, because even the convicts in the Naroda Patiya case are out on bail.”

Advocate Vijay Patel, when contacted over the development, said, “Yes, I have been appointed by the Acting CJ as an amicus curiae. I have received the papers, but I am yet to go through it.”